The 121st World Series will be decided on Saturday night when the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers lock horns for Game 7 at Rogers Centre.
The pregame narrative: L.A. staved off elimination last night and is favoured to win its second consecutive title behind none other than Shohei Ohtani, who is expected to start on short rest. Toronto counters with 41-year-old Max Scherzer in what could possibly be his final MLB game.
Check out my Dodgers vs. Blue Jays Game 7 SGP predictions, featuring Ohtani and Addison Barger.
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Dodgers vs. Blue Jays Game 7 SGP
Blue Jays moneyline | Ohtani 3+ Ks | Barger 1+ hits (+400)
Blue Jays moneyline (+125): Toronto fans received a gut punch last night, but that doesn’t mean the Blue Jays can’t win it all.
Two of Toronto’s three losses this series came with Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound. The other was in an 18-inning game.
I doubt the Japanese hurler will be available on zero rest, and think Toronto can get after a combination of Ohtani and Tyler Glasnow.
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The Jays hit Ohtani for four runs in 6.0 innings on Tuesday, and he should be vulnerable on short rest. As for Glasnow, who closed out last night’s game, he has had rough road splits (4.08 ERA) and gave up four runs in Game 3.
Los Angeles is hitting just .191 as a team in the World Series, so I’m not worried about Scherzer having a tough outing.
The veteran has delievered time and time again for the Jays this postseason. I expect him to put a bow on a Hall-of-Fame career with an epic Game 7 performance.
MLB SGP picks
Ohtani 3+ Ks (-360): Ohtani will probably have a short leash given that it’s Game 7 and he’s on three days’ rest. But I still like his chances of clearing this teased-down line.
- The right-hander’s 33.2% K rate would have ranked in the 93rd percentile had he thrown enough innings to qualify this year.
- Ohtani is 14-0 against this milestone in the regular season and playoffs outside of his first three games as a pitcher (when he never went above 2.0 IP).
- He struck out six Blue Jays on 93 pitches in Game 4.
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Toronto has been the hardest team to retire on strikes in the regular season and playoffs. But there has been a bit more swing-and-miss from the lineup lately.
On top of Ohtani recording six Ks, Yoshinobu Yamamoto recorded six and seven Ks in his two starts. And Blake Snell fanned seven in Game 5.
Barger 1+ hits (-125): Barger made arguably the worst mistake in franchise history by getting doubled-up to end the game on Friday. But I don’t care — look at his slash line over the last 11 games:
- .421/.476/.737
- Six multi-hit games
- 10-1 vs. this line
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The young outfielder has been raking, with four straight multi-hit games. He can go from zero to hero with another big game tonight, and he has an outside chance at winning World Series MVP in the process.
Barger singled off of Ohtani in Game 4 and has hit RHPs well all season. I expect him to deliver tonight.
Dodgers vs. Blue Jays predictions as of 8:25 a.m. on 11/01/2025.
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Avery joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2022 before stepping into a full-time role soon after. He loves betting on and analyzing golf — mainly because it’s easier than actually playing — but is a fan of all sports, from the NFL to the UFC.